Centre for Newcomers

The Centre for Newcomers is a key not-for-profit resource centre for Calgary’s immigrants and refugees of all nationalities to receive settlement and integration services and information. Founded in 1988, the Centre provides training programs and collaborative support services to promote full integration, cultural diversity, community participation, and citizenship, for more than 10,000 newcomers each year. At the Centre for Newcomers we imagine a community that values diversity, in which people of all backgrounds find and create opportunities to fulfil dreams and participate fully as citizens. Our Mission is to support both newcomers and the receiving community in becoming a diverse, united community, through services and initiatives that create conditions of success for newcomers and that foster a welcoming environment in Calgary. We view the integration of newcomers as a two-way process of experience, influence and impact between newcomers and the communities that welcome them. The Centre for Newcomers provides local, provincial and national leadership in immigrant settlement and integration, contributing as a key member of these collaborative associations: • Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies • Private Career Development Contractors Association • Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance/ Association Canadien The Centre’s promise to the community is this: by welcoming newcomers, and supporting them to settle and integrate, by working collaboratively and in partnership, with a workplace culture that is founded on respect, co-operation and trust, we are making a positive difference in the lives of all Calgarians.